I owe this idea to Kiki 3

As always I don't own them. Sadly ;)

Peter POV

Finally the elevator opens in front of us and we step inside. I don't know if I turned towards Alicia on my own or if she pulled me closer by my hand which she took after we got out of the car. The second the door closes our lips meet and I push her against the wall. My hands find their way under her coat as I feel Alicia's run through my hair, drawing me nearer and deepening the kiss. Part of me hopes we immediately reach the floor of Alicia's apartment so I can peel the clothes off her that keep my fingers from exploring her soft skin. It's been way too long since we've been alone longer than five minutes not to mention spending the night together. Our lives became even crazier after Alicia left Lockhart/Gardner and if it weren't for the kids I'd assume she would spend the nights in the new firm too, trying to get everything running. My train of thought gets interrupted as I notice Alicia loosening my tie and now I really hope this elevator will stop any second. We break the kiss for air as the doors finally open. Alicia smiles at me before she grabs my hand pulling me towards the door. She's searching for her keys as I stop behind her letting one of my hands glide around her waist pulling her towards me. My other hand pushes her hair away so I can place a kiss on her neck.

"You are not helping, Peter." she half-heartedly tries to stop me but I feel her leaning against me turning her head so she can steal another kiss from my lips. At last she finds the keys in her coat pocket and we step into the apartment. She turns around as I kick the door shut with my foot. Our lips meet once more in a heated kiss as we both get rid of our coats which end disregarded on the floor. Alicia's fingers find my tie again, loosening it completely this time. Her hands glide down my chest gently pushing me backwards until I hit the door. My fingers stroke her stomach before I let them wander upwards caressing her breasts through the smooth fabric of her blouse. She arches into my touch as she starts unbuttoning my shirt. I break the kiss and whisper "Let's move this to the bedroom" in her ear. As much as I enjoyed our get togethers in the campaign bus, they pale to the last times I finally got to make love to my wife in a bed again.

"Ok." she nods as I grab her hands and lean in to place a gentle kiss on her lips. It's unhurried this time as if we finally realized no one will disturb us. At least not until the kids get home in a few hours. I slowly push her backwards further inside the apartment. We break the kiss and walk towards the bedroom.

"What was that?" Alicia suddenly stops and looks around the room.

"What...?"

"Shhh!" she interrupts me, covering my lips with her index finger. Now I can hear it too. There is music to be heard from somewhere in the apartment.

"Are the kids home after all?" I whisper but see Alicia shake her head.

"They have school till 4pm today. It's two now." she murmurs back.

"Did anyone leave the radio on by any chance this morning? Did the kids leave after you?"

Alicia shakes her head and walks in the direction of the kid's rooms. I follow her and the music gets louder. She points towards Grace's door as I come to a halt next to her.

"Why is she home?" she mutters and is about to reach for the knob to open the door.

"No." I grab her arm just before she can turn it.

"What?" she hisses at me, raising an eyebrow. "I want to know why she is home already."

"Sure, but don't you think we should remove our coats and parts of my clothing from the floor in the hall?" I look towards the front door.

"Yeah, would be better." she chuckles and gestures me she will go and clear the clothes away as I stay in my spot. All of a sudden I hear voices from behind Grace's door. I listen more closely and though the conversation is not loud I can certainly hear that the male voice doesn't belong to Zach. Suddenly I feel a rage rise inside me as I realize there might be a boy in my daughter's room. Before I know it I storm inside to find Grace and a boy I've never seen before making out on the bed. They let go off each other as soon as they hear me coming in but I still saw them kissing and his hand under my daughter's shirt. I hurry further inside and grab the guy's arm, dragging him from the bed and out of Graces vicinity.

"What are you doing with my daughter?" I yell at him keeping a firm grip on his arm. He looks at me terrified, not saying a word. My first impulse is to pin him to the closest wall and beat the crap out of him.

"Dad! Stop it!" I hear Grace scream and a few seconds later I see Alicia entering the room in the corner of my eye.

"Peter!" she exclaims and rushes towards me. "What are you doing?" she tries pulling me away from the guy I just caught kissing my daughter and only then I realize that I really pinned him to the closest wall. I let go off him and move back a few steps.

"Who the hell is this, Grace?" I turn to my daughter who watches me, a palpable expression of shock on her face.

"I'm Connor, Mr. Florrick." my head spins around at his words and somehow I can't believe he has the guts to say something. I glare at him and he retreats further away from me towards the door.

"Get out!" I growl, not letting him out of my sight.

"No, Dad." Grace mutters next to me. "Can't we talk about this." her eyes are pleading with me.

"We'll talk about this once he's gone. Now get out!" I emphasize the last three words, pointing towards the door.

"You can't throw him out, Dad. You have no right to do this. You don't live here."

I slowly turn my head towards my daughter. Now I can see tears emerge in her eyes. I open my mouth to say something but shut it immediately as I have no idea what to respond.

"But I can, Grace!" Alicia comes to my aid and I'm grateful for that.

"Come on, Connor. Let's go!" she ushers him outside, glancing at me, her eyes telling me to keep my cool until she's back. I exhale deeply as I look over to Grace who has sat down on the bed, her arms folded in front of her chest, staring on the floor. From her trembling shoulders I can see that she's silently crying now. I take one step into her direction when I feel Alicia's hand on my shoulder. I turn towards her as she softly shakes her head at me.

"What was going on here, Grace? Why aren't you at school? Can we talk about this?" she hunkers down next to Grace watching her closely.

"My afternoon lessons got cancelled and Connor,...he offered me a ride home." she manages to answer between sobs.

"Ok, that doesn't explain what you were doing when your Dad walked in here. Is he your boyfriend now?"

Instead of an answer Grace just shrugs her shoulders while the tears still stream down her face.

"Ok, this has no sense now. We'll let you calm down but we'll talk about this some more later. Understood?" Grace just nods at her as Alicia stands up again, her glance telling me to follow her outside.

We walk towards her bedroom where she shuts the door behind us and sits down on the bed. I stay put at the door, as I'm not sure of the mood she's in and what kind of talk I'm facing.

"I guess I know what you want to say, Alicia. I completely overreacted. If you hadn't stopped me I would've punched him." I admit and she just nods.

"But you should've seen them. They were kissing, Alicia! And he had his hand under her shirt! He groped my little girl!" my voice gets louder, the rage taking a hold of me once more as I recall the image of Grace and Connor on the bed.

"You're little girl is 16, Peter. We should be glad it only happened now." a small smile appears on her lips and I can't believe she's suddenly taking this so lightly. I even get the feeling she's teasing me a little.

"It seems like you are defending her now. You didn't seem so understanding out there. Care to enlighten me?" I ask her irritated.

"I don't approve she has boys over none of us has ever seen and when no one else is around but in general I'm not against her having a boyfriend. As I said she's 16, Peter. This could've happened way sooner." she grins as I raise an eyebrow.

"The last time I checked she had her nose in the bible and now she's kissing boys!" I start pacing the room in front of the bed, running one hand through my hair.

"When did this happen?" I stop my stride in front of Alicia, raising a questionable eyebrow at her.

"While you were running for Governor, Peter." she states matter-of-factly and though I hear no accusation in her tone it strikes me as hard as Grace's words from earlier.

"Did you talk to her? You know, protection..."

"I tried but she said it wasn't necessary. So I didn't press her any further. Not my finest moment in parenting." she states, looking down on the floor.

"We won't win the award for best parents any time soon, huh?" at least I elicit a small chuckle from Alicia with this genuine remark.

"No, we won't." she agrees with me.

"I'm glad that you know you took it too far with Connor earlier. Don't get me wrong, Peter. I think you were right to intervene. Just not quite as forceful as you chose to do it."

"I know." I admit still ashamed about my earlier behavior.

"You think she's ok?" I sit down next to her on the bed.

"She needs to calm down and I'll talk to her later. You won't be her fave for a few days, I guess." she smirks at me reaching for my hand, stroking it lightly.

"Imagine how you would feel like if your parents walked in on you with your first girlfriend?" she taunts me again.

"Or if Grace and Connor had walked in on us in the hallway earlier?" I tease her back and we both laugh at the thought.

"Or if she would walk in on us now." she whispers as she leans closer placing a soft kiss on my lips. I respond hesitantly not sure where she's going with this.

"Are you serious?" I murmur into the kiss. She shakes her head but continues to kiss me until the phone on the nightstand interrupts us.

"Not our afternoon, right?" she sighs as we break the kiss and she shifts to reach for the phone.

I listen quietly to her brief conversation.

"I'll be right in. 15 minutes. Bye." she ends the phone call and stands.

"You gotta go?" I get up as well as she nods. I place my hand at the small of her back as we walk outside.

"The verdict is in early. The judge called us in. Not sure if that's a good sign. No idea when I'll be back. But you're welcome to stay." she winks at me.

"Thanks, but I'll head to the office. That was the other reason I left Springfield early today." I smile stroking her back lightly.

"Ok, you want to come over for dinner? Around 7pm? I should be home by then and you can maybe spend some time with Zach while I talk to Grace and prepare dinner."

"Sounds great, Babe. I'm gonna go now." I kiss her gently on the cheek. She smiles at me before I walk towards the door, putting on my coat. As I turn around again I see Alicia standing at the end of the hall.

"Missing anything?" she holds up my tie that she took off earlier, an amused smile playing on her lips. I chuckle as I walk over to her. I try to grab it from her but she puts it around my neck keeping her grip on both ends pulling me closer to kiss me gently once more.

"Now you can go." she smiles and I can't help but grin silly myself as I look forward to a Friday night with my family.